On Aggression

by Konrad Lorenz

Overview

This work has had significant impact on the social and biological sciences and is now a classic point of reference for investigations of behavioral patterns. Lorenz presents his findings on the mechanism of aggression and how animals control destructive drives in the interest of the species. Translated by Marjorie Kerr Wilson. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780156687416
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/23/1974
Series:	Harvest Book Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	324
Sales rank:	760,605
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989), Austrian zoologist, played a leading part in the foundation of ethology, the study of animal behavior. Most of his work was done at the Max Planck Institute of Behavioral Psychology, in Seewiesen, Bavaria. Lorenz studied greylag geese and jackdaws in particular, and rediscovered the principle of imprinting (originally described by Douglas Spalding in the nineteenth century). In 1973, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, sharing it with two other important ethologists, Niko Tinbergen and Karl von Frisch. His books for lay readers include "King Solomon's Ring", "Man Meets Dog", "Behind the Mirror", "Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins", and "The Year of the Greylag Goose".

Table of Contents

Introduction
1.Prologue in the Sea
2.Coral Fish in the Laboratory
3.What Aggression is Good For
4.The Spontaneity of Aggression
5.Habit, Ritual, and Magic
6.The Great Parliament of Instincts
7.Behavioral Analogies to Morality
8.Anonymity of the Flock
9.Social Organization without Love
10.Rats
11.The Bond
12.On the Virtue of Humility
13.Ecce Homo!
14.Avowal of Optimism
Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

Packed with entrancing detail, profound wisdom and deft humor . The book is a masterpiece.

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'Packed with entrancing detail, profound wisdom and deft humour ... the book is a masterpiece.' – The Guardian

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